19 September 1997
                                    POSTPONES PURCHASE OF PHUKET-LOCATED LAND
                                    Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction Plc reported on board resolutions 
 passed at the 4/1997 meeting held on Sep 8, 1997 as follows:
     1. According to the 3/1997 board meeting held on Sep 3, 1997 resolving 
 to  purchase  a plot of land in Phuket province from Thai Special Steel Co 
 Ltd,  which  is connected firm, and proposing this agenda to extraordinary 
 shareholders  meeting  to  be  held on Sep 30, 1997, the board approved to 
 postpone the consideration of this agenda to the next shareholders meeting 
 because  that plot of land has not been completely appraised. The schedule 
 for shareholders meeting would be informed accordingly.
     2.  To suggest the appointment of Mr Udomsak Chakriyavani ch, director, 
 as  director  of  PAE (Thailand) Plc, a connected firm running the similar 
 business  as  STECON,  to the 1/1997 extraordinary shareholders meeting to 
 be held on Sep 30, 1997.
 Comment : Please verify details from Public SIMS
 Translated by The Nation
                                
                                
                            